Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

Melvin Frank (sketches)
George S. Kaufman (sketches)

Release Date:

2 December 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Plot:

Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Variety

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Cast

Bing Crosby	...	Himself - Old Glory Number
Bob Hope	...	Himself - Master of Ceremonies
Fred MacMurray	...	Himself as Frank in Card Playing Skit
Franchot Tone	...	Himself as John in Card Playing Skit
Ray Milland	...	Himself as Joe in Card Playing Skit
Victor Moore	...	William 'Bronco Billy' Webster
Dorothy Lamour	...	Herself - Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang Number
Paulette Goddard	...	Herself - Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang Number
Vera Zorina	...	Herself - That Old Black Magic Number
Mary Martin	...	Herself - Hit the Road to Dreamland Number
Dick Powell	...	Himself - Hit the Road to Dreamland Number
Betty Hutton	...	Polly Judson
Eddie Bracken	...	Johnny Webster
Veronica Lake	...	Herself - Sweater, Sarong & Peekaboo Bang Number
Alan Ladd	...	Himself - Scarface Skit

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the jeep ride, one of the sailors is thrown out when the vehicle hits a bump and jumps onto a dirt road. The sailor is then shown back in the jeep in the next shot.

Quotes:

[In front of Old Glory and a plaster Mt. Rushmore]
Bing Crosby: [singing] Germans, Italians, and Japs / Can't kick us off our Rand-McNally maps.

Movie Connections:

References My Favorite Blonde (1942)

Soundtrack:

That Old Black Magic

A Must for Old Movie Buffs

Anyone who considers himself an old movie buff must see this film. It is a time capsule of Paramount in 1942. All the studio's great stars, including Susan Hayworth, Fred MacMurray, Bob Hope. and others participate in this film. Unfortunately, some of the big stars of that time are no longer known today and the surprise of seeing them do certain numbers no longer amaze contemporary audiences as would have happened in 1942. There are some priceless vaudeville skits (such as Betty Hutton trying to get over a studio wall) that are real classics. The ending of the movie is a grand patriotic number sung by Bing Crosby as he asks Americans what this country means to them. It is too bad that today's movies don't do a little reminder like that about the glories of our country.